Lot Essay
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
D. Roberts, British Skeleton Clocks, Woodbridge, 1987, pp. 61-63, figs.-20 and pp. 142-143, figs.-57a; F.B. Royer-Collard, Skeleton Clocks, London, 1969, pp. 38-40, figs. 3-2/3-5.
The first Evans Scott Memorial clock was produced for the Great Exhibition of 1851, with balance escapement. The popularity of its design ensured that many were made, with various movement types.
D. Roberts, British Skeleton Clocks, Woodbridge, 1987, pp. 61-63, figs.-20 and pp. 142-143, figs.-57a; F.B. Royer-Collard, Skeleton Clocks, London, 1969, pp. 38-40, figs. 3-2/3-5.
The first Evans Scott Memorial clock was produced for the Great Exhibition of 1851, with balance escapement. The popularity of its design ensured that many were made, with various movement types.